West Berkshire & North Hampshire
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New dips from Atkins and Potts
Who are Atkins and Potts? Atkins and Potts are a family owned and run food manufacturer based near Newbury on the Hampshire/Berkshire border. We are celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2015. We make everything ourselves in our own kitchen. We know exactly what goes into every product and how it’s made. We source all the [...]
Thames Valley Skills Show – are you in?
Foodservice Caterer BaxterStorey will be setting out its stall at the Thames Valley Skills Show on the 14th October to attract some local and home-grown talent from around the Berkshire area where it …
The Sun Inn with Gordon Stott
My partner and I dined at the Sun inn on a Friday in September to experience the cooking of up and coming chef Gordon Stott.
The Sun Inn can be found on the A30 between Winchester and Basingstoke and …
Do You Love Spice and Flavour?
The Buzz finds a successful local business producing quality products that our readers will love!
A fascinating visit to the local Atkins & Potts, where INSPIRED DINING summarizes exactly what the …
British Food Fortnight
20th September – 5th October
Name a British dish. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding? Shepherds’ pie? Spotted dick?
Now ask your child to name a traditional British dish. Can they?
In recent …
Your Apples Your Juice
We provide an apple pressing service turning your apples into bottles of your very own juice.
Drop your apples off at Mole Farm and collect your juice in a week!
Since we started from small beginning, …
No-Cook Orange Cheesecake
Easy and light for a warm summer night
Ingredients
• 15 digestive biscuits
• 6 tbsp butter, melted
• 400g curd or cream cheese
• grated zest 3 oranges, save the segments for the decoration
• …
Egg Custard Tart
Egg Custard Tart
Who doesn’t love a delicate custard tart?
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves 6
Ingredients
150g / 6 oz plain flour
Pinch of salt
75g /3oz butter or an equal mix of b …
Spicy Baked Apples with Walnuts
Spicy Baked Apples with Walnuts
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
4 large Golden Delicious Apples
1 splash Lemon Juice
85g Walnuts, halved
1 tbsp Raisins
1 tbsp Sof …
Are you a Chef looking for a Challenge?
Twofour are currently in the process of casting for a new and exciting culinary series with a known TV talent for a major terrestrial TV broadcaster. We are looking to cast chefs to take a step up t …
Learn to cook with Master Chefs
Issue 02: Cassi Kingshott discovers the secret to eating well at home
The Fine Dining Academy Cookery School (please see new links below) is an absolute must for all foodies. For a start it is set in …
Another Idea for that Macmillan Coffee Morning
Red Velvet Layer Cake
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves: 8
Ingredients
120g unsalted butter, very soft
330g Silver Spoon caster sugar
2 large eggs
75g cocoa powder
Red fo …
Macmillan Vegan Cake
Vegan Carrot Cake
Ingredients:
3 carrots
2 slices of pineapple
1 banana
2 cups of almonds
1 cup of pecans
1 cup of buckwheat flour
1/2 a cup of almond milk
1/2 a cup of maple syrup
1/2 a cup of dates
…
Macmillan Coffee Morning
The Buzz Magazine are holing a Coffee and Cake Morning to support The Macmillan Cancer Charity.
We’ll be down at the Newbury Town Hall on 26th September from 10am. Come down and join us for some …
Hungerford Food Festival
With over 50 stalls, sizzling street food and the buzz of live cooking demonstrations, this year’s Hungerford Food Festival 11am – 3.30pm Sunday 5 October promises to be another inspiring …
Simple Summer Spaghetti
Sometimes you don’t want to fuss. This can be a simple supper for one. If you need to serve more simply multiply the ingredients accordingly.
Serves 1
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 …
Mary Berry Book Signing at Camp Hopson
Camp Hopson are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the above book signing event on Saturday 6th September 2014. Mary will be in our store between 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to sign copies of …
The Vineyard Scoops Two Awards
The Vineyard Scoops Two Prestigious Wine Awards in One Week. With a 30,000 bottle cellar with wines from around the globe, The Vineyard is delighted to have been awarded two highly sought after wine …
Donnington Valley gains another award
Donnington Valley’s wine list gains yet another award. The wine list has previously won numerous sought after awards from industry bodies including the Wine List of the Year last year.
This year saw …
Strawberry Buttermilk Pudding Cake
A delicious summery treat, perfect for serving while watching the Olympics.
Serves 9-12
Preparation time 25 minutes plus 30 minutes cooking time.
Ingredients
60 ml cup water
1 ½ tsp cornflour
160g ca …